Beauty's Top 100

The world's 100 largest beauty manufacturers in 2008.

1 L'OREAL GROUP
CLICHY, FRANCE
$ 25.81 BILLION
€ 17.54 BILLION

2 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.
CINCINNATI
$ 19.8 BILLION (EST.)

3 UNILEVER
LONDON, ROTTERDAM
$ 15.55 BILLION (EST.)
€ 10.57 BILLION (EST.)

4 THE ESTEE LAUDER COS.
NEW YORK
$ 7.84 BILLION (EST.)

5 AVON PRODUCTS
NEW YORK
$ 7.6 BILLION

6 BEIERSDORF
HAMBURG, GERMANY
$ 7.03 BILLION
€ 4.78 BILLION

7SHISEIDO CO.
TOKYO
$ 6.49 BILLION (EST.)
¥ 699 BILLION(EST.)

8 JOHNSON &JOHSON
NEW BRUNSWICK,NJ
$ 5.8 BILLION(EST.)

9 KAO CORP.
TOKYO
$ 5.56 BILLION(EST.)
¥ 573.7 BILLION (EST)

10 CHANEL
NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE
$ 4.43 BILLION (EST.)
€ 3.01 BILLION (EST.)

11 LVMH MOET
HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON
PARIS
$ 4.22 BILLION
€ 2.87 BILLION

12 COTY
NEW YORK
$ 4 BILLION (EST.)

13 HENKEL
DUSSELDORF
$ 3.71 BILLION (EST.)
€ 2.52 BILLION (EST.)

14 NATURA COSMETICOS
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
$ 2.74 BILLION
R$ 4.91 BILLION

15 MARY KAY
DALLAS
$ 2.6 BILLION (EST.)

16 GROUPE YVES ROCHER
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX,
FRANCE
$ 2.34 BILLION
€ 1.59 BILLION

17 LIMITED BRANDS
COLOMBUS, OHIO
2.06 BILLION

18 ORIFLAME
COSMETICS
STOCKHOLM
$ 1.96 BILLION
€ 1.33 BILLION

19 ALTICOR
ADA,MICH.
$ 1.9 BILLION

20 PACIFIC CORP.
SEOUL
$ 1.84 BILLION
KRW 1.98 TRILLION

21 KOSE
TOKYO
$ 1.74 BILLION (EST.)
¥ 179.35 BILLION (EST.)

22 PUIG BEAUTY & FASHION GROUP
BARCELONA
$ 1.42 MILLION (EST.)
€974 MILLION (EST.)

23 GROUPE CLARINS
NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE,
FRANCE
$ 1.4 BILLION (EST.)
€ 950 MILLION (EST.)

24 ALBERTO CULVER
MELROSE PARK,ILL
$ 1.37 BILLION (EST.)

25 REVLON
NEW YORK
$ 1.35 BILLION

26 ELIZABETH ARDEN
NEW YORK
$ 1.34 BILLION (EST.)

27 GROUPE PIERRE FABRE
BOULOGNE,
FRANCE
$ 1.26 BILLION
€ 857 MILLION

28 BELCORP INTERNATIONAL
LIMA, PERU
$ 1.16 BILLION

29 POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS

TOKYO

$ 999.1 MILLION (EST.)

¥ 103 BILLION (EST.)

30 SARA LEE CORP.

CHICAGO

$806.2 MILLION (EST.)

31 LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTHCARE

SEOUL

$ 781.01 MIILON

KRW 839.8 BILLION

32 L’OCCITANE EN PROVENCE

MANOSQUE-EN- PROVENCE,

FRANCE

$ 772.45 MILLION

€ 525 MILLION

33 LORNAMEAD

ACQUISITIONS

LONDON

$ 764.33 MILLION (EST.)

£ 412. MILLION (EST.)

34 TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP.

ORLANDO,FLA.

$ 720 MILLION (EST.)

35 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.

NEW YORK

$ 714 MILLION (EST.)

36 SISLEY

PARIS

$ 670.93 MILLION

€ 456 MILLION

37 RECKITT BENCKISER

BERKSHIRE,U.K.

$662.3 MILLION (EST.)

£ 357 MILLION (EST.)

38 NU SKIN

ENTERPRISES

PROVO, UTAH

$ 633.4 MILLION

39 VORWERK & CO.

WUPPERTAL,

GERMANY

$ 602 MILLION

40 O BOTICARIO

CURITIBA, BRAZIL

$ 581. 68 MILLION

R$ 1.04 BILLION

41 DHC CORP.

TOKYO

$ 572.3 MILLION (EST.)

¥ 59 BILLION (EST.)

42 CVS CAPITAL PARTNERS

LONDON

$ 570.88 MILLION

€ 388 MILLION

43 NIPPON MENARD

COSMETIC CO.

NAGOYA, JAPAN

$ 561.05 MILLION (EST.)

¥ 57.84 BILLION (EST.)

44 EUROITALIA

CAVENAGO,ITALY

$ 560.29 MILLION

€ 380.8 MILLION

45 ALLIANCE BOOTS

ZUG, SWITZERLAND

$ 559.52 MILLION (EST.)

£ 301.6 MILLION (EST.)

46 BARE ESCENTUALS

SAN FRANCISCO

$ 556 MILLION

47 FANCL CORP.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN

$ 478.4 MILLION (EST.)

¥ 49.32 BILLION (EST.)

48 MARKWINS

INTERNATIONAL

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF.

$ 466 MILLION

49 INTER PARFUMS

NEW YORK

$ 446.1 MILLION

50 JOHN PAUL MITCHELL SYSTEMS

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.

$ 400 MILLION (EST.)

51 HOYO CO.

NAGOYA, JAPAN

$ 391.59 MILLION (EST.)

¥ 40.37 BILLION (EST.)

52 KALINA

YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA

$ 386 MILLION

53 NOEVIR GROUP

TOKYO

$ 268.6 MILLION (EST.)

¥ 38 BILLION (EST.)

54 BULGARY

ROME

$365.48 MILLION

€ 248.4 MILLION

55 LUSH

POOLE, U.K.

$ 345.43 MILLION (EST.)

£ 186.2 MILLION (EST.)

56 LION CORP.

TOKYO

$ 343.38 MILLION

¥ 35.4 MILLION

57 ENERGIZER HOLDINGS

ST. LOUIS

$ 296 MILLION (EST.)

58 HYPERMARCAS

SAO PAULO

$ 284.15 MILLION (EST.)

R$ 510 MILLION (EST.)

59 SCHERING-FLOUGH CORP.

KENILWORTH,N.J.

$ 275.4 MILLION (EST.)

60 TIGI

LEWSVILLE,TEX.

$ 255.6 MILLION

61 ALES GROUPE

PARIS

$ 251.6 MILLION

€ 171 MILLION

61 BOTTEGA VERDE

COSSATO, ITALY

$ 251.6 MILLION

€ 171 MILLION

63 MICYS

CASATENOVO, ITALY

$ 250.13 MILLION

€ 170 MILLION

64 COLLINSTAR

MILAN

$ 248.66 MILLION

€ 169 MILLION

65 OMEGA PHARMA

NAZARETH, BELGIUM

$ 235.41 MILLION (EST.)

€ 160 MILLION (EST.)

66 INVESTINDUSTRIAL

MILAN

$ 228.72 MILLION (EST.)

€ 155.45 MILLION (EST.)

67 WELEDA

ARLESHEIM, SWITZERLAND

$ 228.55 MILLION

CHF 246.7 MILLION

68 KELEMATA

TURIN, ITALY

225.12 MILLION (EST.)

€ 153 MILLION (EST.)

69 AFFINITY EQUITY

PARTNERS

HONG KONG

$ 218.64 MILLION

KRW 235.1 BILLION

70 MAURER & WIRTZ

STOLBERG, GERMANY

$ 208.49 MILLION

€ 141.7 MILLION

71 DR. WOLF-GRUPPE

BIELEFELD, GERMANY

$ 197.16 MILLION

€ 134 MILLION

71 MIRATO

LANDIONA, ITALY

$ 197.16 MILLION

€ 134 MILLION

73 EUGENE PERMA GROUP

PARIS

$ 195.69 MILLION (EST.)

€ 133 MILLION (EST.)

74 HERMES INTERNATIONAL

PARIS

$ 183.92 MILLION

€ 125 MILLION

75 JOHNSON PUBLISHING

CHICAGO

$182 MILLION (EST.)

76 STEINER LEISURE

NAUSSAU, THEBAHAMAS

$180 MILLION

77 STYLING LIFE HOLDINGS

TOKYO

$ 167.71 MILLION (EST.)

¥ 17.29 BILLION (EST.)

78 ARTDECO GROUP

KARLSFELD, GERMANY

$ 165.97 MILLION

€ 112.8 MILLION

79 THE CLOROX CO.

DURHAM, N.C.

$165 MILLION (EST.)

80 COMBE

WHITEPLAINS,N.Y.

$150 MILLION (EST.)

81 TSG CONSUMER PARTNERS

SAN FRANCISCO,

NEW YORK

$ 149 MILLION (EST.)

82 DR. BABOR

AACHEN, GERMANY

$147.58 MILLION

€ 100.3 MILLION

83 PARLUX FRAGRANCES INC.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

$147 MILLION (EST.)

84 APAX PARTNERS

LONDON

$ 141.4 MILLION

€ 96.1 MILLION

85 COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT

GENEVA

$ 138.31 MILLION (EST.)

€ 94 MILLION

86 JSC FABERLIC

MOSCOW

$ 135.87 MILLION (EST.)

RUBLES 3.36 BILLION (EST.)

87 GROUPE JACQUES BOGART

PARIS

$ 135.36 MILLION

€ 92 MILLION

87 LUMENE

EESPO, FINLAND

$135.36 MILLION (EST.)

€ 92 MILLION (EST.)

89 DEBORAH GROUP

MILAN

$ 133.89 MILLION

€91 MILLION

89PAGLIERI PORFUMI

ALESSANDRIA,ITALY

$ 133.89 MILLION

€ 91 MILLION

91 MURAD

EL SUGUNDO, CALIF.

$130 MILLION (EST.)

92 BONNE BELL

LAKEWOOD, OHIO

$124 MILLION (EST.)

93 DUKE STREET

LONDON

$121.67 MILLION

£ 65.58 MILLION

94 PHYSICIANS FORMULA

AZUSA,CALIF.

$114 MILLION

95 WALA HEIMITTEL

BAD BOLL/ECKWALDEN, GERMANY

$113.66 MILLION

€ 77.25 MILLION

96 CORSENA COSMETICS CO.

SEOUL

$ 113.55 MILLION

KRW 122.1 BILLION

97 PARFUMS DE COEUR

DARIEN, CONN.

$ 111 MILLION

98 KOLONNA GROUP

RIGA, LATVIA

$ 110.5 MILLION

€ 75.1 MILLION

99 THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP.

MELVILLE,N.Y.

$ 110 MILLION (EST.)

100 LABORATOIRES SARBEC

NEUVILLE EN FERRAIN, FRANCE

$ 109.76 MILLION (EST.)

€ 74.67 MILLION (EST.)